I am definitely in the minority when it comes to favoring Mazeroski’s HOF candidacy. When I actually took the time to look at his statistics and compare them to his contemporaries I was impressed. What finally persauded me was when I compared him to other great defenders like Ozzie Smith. To say Mazeroski was a great fielder is an [...]
0 comments January 05 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Besides glove, hit the one HR in the history of the game which broke my young grammar school heart. Screw them both.
0 comments January 05 2007 | John S | Discussion
I love it when lawyers get riled up. Go get ‘em guys. OK, lets hear from the accountants.
0 comments January 05 2007 | Joe | Discussion
I’ll respond to the Mazeroski comment. McGwire was a one dimensional player and by that, we mean that he only hit HRs. As Mike pointed out, he wasn’t a tremendous batting average hitter and he wasn’t even a great run producer for someone who hit as many HRs as he did. He only led in [...]
0 comments January 05 2007 | Russ | Discussion
Rob Neyer has an article on ESPN Insider that talks about McGwire and how even though he is “one dimensional” he may still belong in the hall. Here are a few quotes and my rebuttal to each…
“If by “one-dimensional” you mean “all he did was hit home runs,” then no, that’s not precisely true. McGwire [...]
0 comments January 05 2007 | Mike T | Discussion
Mike is absolutely right. McGWire has no other “thing” boosting his candidacy. Only HRs. Jayson Stark says that if you vote “no” on McGwire then be prepared to vote “no” on other players from the steroid era. OK, Jayson, who do you have in mind? And don’t give me pitchers – Maddux, Clemens, Glavine, Martinez, [...]
0 comments January 05 2007 | Russ | Discussion
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